Selecting Members as Attributes

You can select a member as an attribute and specify the type of attribute.

For information on attributes and their use, see Attributes Overview.

  To select a member as an attribute:

  1. Access the member properties tabs of the Essbase Model Properties dialog box using the procedure in Accessing the Member Properties Tabs.

  2. In Attribute settings, select the Essbase attribute for (member name) check box.

    The name of the dimension in which the member is located is displayed in the Attribute dimension name text box.

  3. Select the attribute type from the drop-down list:

    • Numeric

    • Boolean

    • String

    • Date/Time

  4. Click Apply.

    Note:

    To restore the settings on this tab to their previously saved values, click Restore. To restore the settings to their original system default values, click Default.